Air Compressor: Sprays more H2O than O2

[dibbons]

Is there a simple, effective, economical add-on to remove the water vapor from the air spray of my little compressor? I drain the tank each time it is used according the the instructions, but nonetheless it seems to be emitting more and more water vapor with each use. I would like to dry things off, not wash them down a second time (lol)! Thank you.

 

[Mopar Momzee]

Buy small decadent filter and water separator at harbor freight. My shop is in nevada and have been getting lot of Moisture also had to build a large radiator with filters at blasting cabinets and coming out of compressor. But its waaay better now.

 

[dibbons]

Buy small decadent filter and water separator at harbor freight.

Would that be two items or is that just the description of what one item does? (hope its not stupid question). Thank you. And how effective are such filters?

 

[Mopar Momzee]

You can get them in tandem water separator then filter https://www.harborfreight.com/38-in-nptf-desiccant-dryer-and-filter-58180.html

 

[sireland67]

Is there a simple, effective, economical add-on to remove the water vapor from the air spray of my little compressor? I drain the tank each time it is used according the the instructions, but nonetheless it seems to be emitting more and more water vapor with each use. I would like to dry things off, not wash them down a second time (lol)! Thank you.

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Is the little compresser always used in the same place?
Add another short hose and run it to a drier.

 

[jbc426]

The key to effectively removing the vaporized water from your air is to to allow it to cool and condense from a vapor(which easily passes through most water traps) to a liquid before passing it through a water trap.

I use an approximately 40 foot length of galvanized pipe to cool the vaporized hot, humid air that start kinda low and gently gently slopes up the wall. The last 12 feet or so slopes gently down to my water trap.

I have two down-leg sections of pipe at each end with ball valves to drain the water that accumulates, a short upward pipe comes out near the end to the water trap, which has never had a drop of water come out of it so far.

The air that comes out is drier than a popcorn part.

 

[Car Nut]

I know some people have used copper piping to make an airdryer.

 

[Demonic]

That little one will have a hard time as the tank is small. Any or all of the methods above will help.

 

[Car Nut]

I use the Neiko 30253A for my small air tools. Works very well.

 

[Oldmanmopar]

The trick for a small compressor like that is to run the hose up to a separator mounted higher then where you are using it and drop down from there, Try it without a separator. I use my bostitch pancake and just run the hose over the top of something high in the house for air brushing . Works for me.